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Kennedy retires to take Irish role

Veteran second-row Nick Kennedy is among seven first-team players leaving Harlequins, the club have announced on Tuesday.

Veteran second-row Nick Kennedy is among seven first-team players leaving Harlequins, the club have announced on Tuesday.

Quins have also confirmed the departures of Maurie Fa'asavalu, Tom Guest, Sam Smith, Nic Mayhew and Max Crumpton with the season now over after last weekend's Premiership semi-final defeat to Saracens at Allianz Park.

Paul Sackey and Tim Molenaar, who were with the club as injury dispensation cover, will also not return.

The retiring Kennedy will return to London Irish, where he spent large swathes of his playing career, making over 200 appearances, taking up a role as Academy Director.